India 2018

78 India 2018
Production Grant Scheme
The Scheme covers all 'not-for-profit' organizations, NGOs, societies, trusts,
universities and individual for supporting the seminars, conference, research,
workshops, festivals, exhibitions, symposia, production of dance, drama-theatre,
music etc., and small research projects on different aspects of Indian culture.
The Organization should have been functioning and registered under the
Societies Registration Act (XXI of 1860), Trusts Act, Companies Act or any central
or state Act for at least three years for individual applying for financial assistance
under the scheme there is no such requirement. Grant is given upto ` 5.00 lakhs
under the scheme.
Tagore National Fellowship Scheme
The scheme was introduced in order to invigorate and revitalise the various
institutions under the Ministry of Culture and other identified cultural
institutions in the country, by encouraging scholars/academicians to affiliate
themselves with these institutions to work on projects of mutual interest. With
a view to infuse fresh knowledge capital into the institutions, the scheme expects
these scholars/academicians to select specific resources of the institutions to
take up projects and research work that are related to the main objectives of
these institutions and to enrich them with a new creative edge and academic
excellence. The scheme is open to both Indian nationals and foreign citizens.
The proportion of foreigners will not normally exceed one-third of the total
Fellowships awarded in a year. Tagore fellows are paid an honorarium ` 80,000/-
p.m. plus contingencies and Tagore Scholars are paid ` 50,000/- p.m. as
honorarium plus contingencies.
Gandhi Heritage Sites Mission
In April, 2006, Government of India, constituted a Gandhi Heritage Sites Panel
headed by Shri Gopalkrishna Gandhi and, with eminent Gandhians as members.
Based on the recommendation of the Panel the "Gandhi Heritage Sites Mission"
with a fixed term of 5 years was created in 2013 with a total budget outlay of
` 42 crores. The period of Mission has been extended till March, 2020.
The Mission's mandate is to preserve for posterity the 39 core sites as well
as some important sites from the master list (consisting of 2000 sites visited by
Mahtama Gandhi) and to supervise, guide and assist in conservation initiatives,
maintenance or preservation initiatives and the creation of a database of tangible,
literary and visual heritage associated with Gandhiji.
Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti
Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti was formed in 1984 by the merger of Gandhi
Darshan at Rajghat and Gandhi Smriti, as an autonomous body, and is
functioning under the financial support from the Ministry of Culture. The Prime
Minister of India is its Chairperson and it has a nominated body of senior
Gandhians and representatives of various government departments to guide it